Profile picture of Mr Lars Norling, Digi's Chief Executive Officer.
KUALA LUMPUR: Lars-Ake Norling, who had an eight-month stint as chief executive officer of Digi.Com Bhd, has been named its chairman effective immediately.
He also assumes the chairmanship of Digi’s unit Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd, the telecommunications firm told Bursa Malaysia.
The Swedish national, 48, succeeded Morten Karlsen Sørby who has been Digi chairman since August 2015.
Digi, which is part of the Telenor Group of Norway, said Norling was currently Telenor Group’s executive vice-president for Developed Asia Cluster, and director and CEO of Total Access Communication Public Co Ltd (dtac), Thailand.
Norling joined fixed broadband provider Bredbandsbolaget (a Swedish Internet service provider owned by Telenor) in 1999, where he held various senior positions such as chief information officer, chief technology officer and chief operating officer.
In 2006, Norling was named head of Telenor Sweden’s fixed network and a year later he took on the position as chief technology officer of Telenor Sweden.
He served as CEO of Telenor Sweden from 2009 to 2014, and was CEO of Digi from August 2014 to March 2015, before joining dtac.
Norling said in a media statement: “I’m honoured to have the opportunity to be part of a company and brand with a solid track record, and built around people, this time as its chairman. Digi has an established market presence with solid fundamentals, a clear vision and ability to deliver on its strategy.
“I look forward to working closely with the management team and the board to continue this journey and to drive momentum.”
Norling has been on the Digi board since Aug 19, 2015.
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